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Timor-Leste

Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações · cctld · Updated 2026-09-10

Specs only

Specifications

Zone
.tl
Registration period
1 year
Character length
1-63
IPv6
Yes
Nameservers
2-7 nameservers
Handle updates
Yes
WHOIS server
whois.nic.tl
Data set
ccTLD
Auth code
Yes
Connection
Direct

Eligibility & Restrictions

Domains can be registered without restrictions.
Required contact fields: Tech contact email, Owner contact email, Admin contact email.

Registration

Registration period: 1 year. Processing is automated. Character length: 1-63. Requires 2-7 nameservers.

Transfer Procedure

Auth code is required for transfer. Transfer processing is automated.

Registrant Change

No registry-level owner change task. Updates handled via contact data updates.

Renewal & Deletion

Explicit renewal task supported. Cancellation period: 14 days.

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Restore task is supported.

WHOIS / Privacy

WHOIS server: whois.nic.tl. WHOIS privacy not supported. Contact data publicly visible.

Data controllers

  • Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (org) Avenida Bispo de Medeiros 8, Dili 10000, Timor-Leste
  • Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANC) of Timor-Leste — Chairperson (admin) Avenida Bispo de Medeiros 8, Dili 10000, Timor-Leste

Error codes

  • EF00804
  • EF01017
  • EF03008
  • EF00512
  • EF01008
  • EF01009
  • EF03005
  • EF01002
  • EF03007
  • EF03006
  • EF01075
  • EF03011
  • EF01055
  • EF03010
  • EF01095
  • EF01074
  • EF0103118

Required fields

  • techc/email
  • ownerc/email
  • adminc/email

Restrictions

  • Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Root nameservers

  • NS.ANYCAST.NIC.TL
  • NS1.ANYCASTDNS.CZ
  • NS2.ANYCASTDNS.CZ

Tasks (API)

  • create · available · chargeable · automatic
  • delete · available · automatic
  • preack · available · automatic
  • renew · available · chargeable · automatic
  • restoreARGP · available · automatic
  • restoreNE · available · automatic
  • transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
  • update · available · automatic
  • updateStatus · available · automatic